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Parent admonished by @IUSD School Board president after reading court documents showing that the Irvine Special Ed Director had been named as an expert witness for @TVUSD on the subject area of "the reasonableness" of attorney fees in suing children with disabilities. The Irvine
Watchdog questions the constitutionality of the move stating: "However, by invoking the policy language after Kamm had concluded her comment, Glasky appeared to be threatening to permanently ban her from ever again addressing the Board." See article: irvinewatchdog.org/2022/05/13/irv…
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Apr 23
A HUGE win for special education family and an embarrassing loss for #WESELPA attorneys from @F3Law -- A Federal Judge just smacked down attempts by the law firms of Fagen, Friedman and Fulfrost to sanction an attorney who represents a family of a student with disabilities in
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I believe FFF is marketing these motions because they get paid by the
#WESELPA Joint Risk Fund win or lose. It is almost certain that @F3Law got paid with special education dollars to pursue such motions. Please email your school board and urge them not to turn a blind eye to the injustices being perpetrated by FFF against children in the WESELPA.
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Feb 16
OBTAINING EMAILS/TEXTS ABOUT YOUR CHILD. Emails and texts are NOT considered "student records" but parents CAN obtain them via PUBLIC records. I've created a little background fact sheet so you can understand why that is. The main issue is that FERPA says only records that are
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Jan 10
Selpas need their own audit, independent auditor says-- See SEALs email to #WESELPA Administrator @RickyAlyassi.

Dear Ricky,

Hope you had a nice holiday season. I wanted to let you know that this past Monday, the San Bernardino County Board of Education heard a report from an
independent auditor. During the presentation, I asked the auditor regarding the SELPA's responsibility to perform an audit. I asked the auditor if the audit presented to the County Board encompassed all of the programs of the SELPAs since SELPAs have their own board. The auditor
specifically stated that the audit to the County Board did not cover all of the SELPA programs and that SELPAs are responsible to perform their own audits. I also confirmed that any program receiving over $750,000 per year in federal awards, is required to conduct an audit.
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May 30, 2021
SPECIAL EDUCATION PARENTS

Saturday, June 19, 2021 2-4pm

ONLINE PRESENTATION ON HOW TO RUN FOR SCHOOL BOARD

It is clear that most school board members don’t really care about our special education issues. That could be largely due to the fact that they don’t have a child in
special education or some personal connection. Well we do and we need a voice on the board!

We need parents to run in our upcoming school board elections in 2022! Join us online Saturday, June 19th for an online presentation on how to run for your local school board presented by
a parent that has been elected to both the San Bernardino Board of Education as well as the San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District!

Please register via the following link:

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Upon registration you will receive an email with the Google Meet link
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May 14, 2021
ACTION ALERT-- Blow the whistle on WESELPA  wrongdoing and speak up for children with disabilities 
Dear Friends,
 
Please support children with disabilities and their families by speaking up on their behalf.  You do not need to be in the WESELPA area to support our cause.
Please DM for email distribution list.
Suggested language (feel free to add your own details):
 
Dear School Board Members,
 
I wanted to express my disappointment in how your Superintendent voted on your behalf today at a meeting of the West End Special Education Local
Plan Area.  Your Superintendent voted to be a rubber stamp for the WESELPA Administration and ignored comments from many parents and students with disabilities.  Specifically, your Superintendent approved  a contract with the Department of Rehabilitation sight unseen.
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Jan 29, 2021
Special Education during COVID-19 Webinar
Please join us for an educational presentation about IEPs during COVID-19 and how the California Department of Education can be a helpful resource for parents.
Saturday, February 6, 2021 6:00-7:30pm
Click on the Registration Link below to
register and receive the link to the webinar:
forms.gle/L5nqVNgBZfY4yN…
NOTE: We are asking people to verify that they are parents/caregivers by providing a REDACTED first page of their child's IEP.
We are trying to preserve confidentiality. We have had many attempts by school
district administrators to attend our events and parents do not feel comfortable participating or attending knowing that there are district people watching. We are trying to be sensitive to the concerns from parents. Please know that the information you provide for verification
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